Browndell vs Buna

A side-by-side comparison of Browndell and Buna: population, income, housing, and more.

Browndell and Buna are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Buna has the higher population (2,030 vs 131 in Browndell). Since 2019, Buna's population has grown faster (+16.9% vs -52.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Browndell	Buna
Population	131	2,030
Median age	61.4 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$66,339
Median home value	—	$111,700
Median gross rent	—	$931
Housing units	87	952
Homeownership rate	96.6%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.4%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	11.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Browndell	Buna
Population	275 → 131 (-52.4%)	1,737 → 2,030 (+16.9%)
Median household income	$26,198 → $30,750 (+17.4%)	$35,303 → $66,339 (+87.9%)
Median home value	$69,100 → $57,500 (-16.8%)	$79,700 → $111,700 (+40.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$685 → $931 (+35.9%)

Browndell

Population

275131

Median household income

$26,198$30,750

Median home value

$69,100$57,500

Buna

Population

1,7372,030

Median household income

$35,303$66,339

Median home value

$79,700$111,700

Median gross rent

$685$931

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Browndell	Buna
Under 5	0.8%	0.9%
5 to 17	7.6%	21.6%
18 to 24	6.9%	9.8%
25 to 34	9.2%	16.4%
35 to 44	3.1%	11.7%
45 to 54	2.3%	8.3%
55 to 64	52.7%	4.8%
65 to 74	6.1%	6.7%
75 and over	11.5%	19.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Browndell	Buna
White (non-Hispanic)	76.3%	86.1%
Black or African American	22.9%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Browndell	Buna
No high school diploma	18.0%	18.0%
High school graduate	49.5%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Browndell	Buna
Drove alone	47.7%	87.0%
Carpooled	31.8%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.5%	0.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Browndell	Buna
1-unit, detached	65.5%	55.4%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27.6%	34.9%

Poverty & households

	Browndell	Buna
Poverty rate	42.0%	13.7%
Average household size	2.26	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	33	31
Median year structure built	1997	1995